Marcus Griep, Sat, Sep 27, 2008 09:02:06 +0200: > This patch introduces core.cygwinnativestat configuration flag. If this "cygwin.nativestat"? If only to shame them > variable is not set then Git will work as before. However, if it is set > then the Cygwin version of Git will try to use a Win32 API function if > it is possible to speed up stat/lstat. > > This fast mode works only for relative paths. It is assumed that the > whole repository is located inside one directory without using Cygwin > mount to bind external paths inside of the current tree. > > Symbolic links are supported by falling back on the cygwin version of > these functions. The cygwins .lnk cannot be supported. The names just don't exist for native GetFileAttributesExA. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
